“Leadership Lens” is a monthly column featuring the insights of K12 leaders who are navigating common opportunities and challenges. In this installment, enthusiasm is surging as teachers and students head back to class.
When you run a very small district, with just 700 students, resources can be an issue. On the other hand, the size—or lack of it—makes for very strong relationships.
Superintendent Rony Ortega describes central office’s role in empowering principals and teachers this way: “We’re no longer the compliance machine.”
Superintendent Jeanne Siegenthaler will share her expertise in transforming school culture at this September’s Leaderhership Network for Women conference.
One way to give a larger district a small-town feel is customization in the form of extensive school choice, Superintendent Jean Luna-Vedder says.
This superintendent and her team are committed to providing all of the Concordia Parish School Board’s students with work-based learning opportunities.
See how superintendents judge the success of summer learning and what prevents students from attending.
Traffic in front of a school is a “great problem to have”—especially on a Saturday, says Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase of New York’s Westbury Union Free School District.
The picks for key Department of Education roles reveal the agency’s K12 priorities even as the Trump administration works to close it down.
The obstacles associated with change management are inevitable. The lessons learned from these districts’ that recently piloted bold initiatives aim to help you navigate change and mitigate the risks.
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